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Biotechnologist / Life Scientist

أخصائي تقنية حيوية وعلوم حياة

Uses living systems and genetics to create medicines, diagnostics, food solutions and new materials.

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Career overview

What they do

Biotechnologists and life scientists work in genomics, pharmaceuticals, agricultural technology and research. The UAE's genome programmes and food-security strategy are creating new roles.

Typical responsibilities

  • Design and run experiments
  • Work with DNA, cells or microbes
  • Analyse biological data
  • Develop products and tests
  • Publish and present findings

Skills you'll need

Biology & chemistryLab methodsBioinformatics basicsCuriosityScientific writing

How much it relies on

MathematicsMedium
TechnologyMedium
ScienceHigh

Work style

IndependentTeam-based
TheoreticalHands-on
Laboratory

Advantages

  • Frontier science
  • Links to health and food security
  • Growing research investment

Disadvantages

  • Postgraduate study usually expected
  • Research funding cycles
  • Long experiments with uncertain results

Growth & future opportunities

Editorial view: growing with national genomics, healthcare and agritech initiatives.

Career content is written by the Masari editorial team. Last reviewed 21 Oct 2026.

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Study in the UAE

Programs at UAE institutions that lead to this career.

Average tuition

AED 67,600 per year on average for bachelor's programmes with published fees (AED 36,000–162,203, 38 programmes).

Master's: around AED 3,983 per credit hour (26 programmes).

From each university's official fee schedule. Yearly figures for per-credit schedules assume a full-time load of 30 credit hours. Excludes housing, books and other fees.

272 programs at 42 institutions

Programs and accreditation come from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) register of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Tuition and duration appear once verified on the university's own program page; always confirm admission details with the university.

Scholarships for this path

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ADNOC Accelerator Program Scholars

ADNOC · Employer

Partial or discountUAE nationalsIn the UAEBachelor's · Master's

ADNOC support for high-potential Emiratis at approved UAE universities.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

Emirates Aviation University scholarships

Emirates Aviation University · University

Full tuition onlyUAE nationalsInternational studentsUAE residentsIn the UAEBachelor's · Master'sMinimum 95%

Chancellor's Scholarship of up to 100% tuition, for up to 10 new students a year.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

UAE job market

Openings collected from connected job sources.

Active openings
5
Government
5
Private sector
0
Government · 100%Private sector · 0%

Openings by emirate

Dubai
5

Salary range from postings

No verified salary data yet.

Employers hiring

  • Dubai Government entity · 5
Counted from5Dubai Careers (Dubai Government)5 open to UAE nationals only

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Job data last updated 25 Oct 2026, 11:02 AM

Skills employers ask for

From the descriptions of 5 current UAE vacancies for this career. Tick the skills you already have to see your gaps.

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Specialist skills

Personal skills

Counted with keyword matching on 5 posting descriptions from the job sources above. A skill appears once per posting. It's a guide to what employers ask for, not a full list.